FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talking to you guys was the best Christmas present I think I have ever gotten! The whole conversation, at first, left me a little sad, especially saying goodbye, but after about 5 minutes I got over it and was beyond grateful for the opportunity to Skype you guys. Thanks for your amazingly sweet words and advice, I am so happy that I am here in Baltimore! Hannah, you said it perfectly, it left me excited and ready to work harder than ever :)
And your present, I am speechless….
Well... we already got to talk about how my Christmas went. We had a great morning with Maria and her family! I got to talk with my w o n d e r f u l family and eat pancakes with bacon! After we talked, the Elders came over and we played some really fun games- deer in the headlights and spot it (I suggest that you purchase both of them).
I really cant think of much else to tell you guys other than our trip to the temple. It was a miracle in and of it itself just getting there! We went with some of our investigators. We had to have 2 cars to get us there, and after having ride after ride cancel on us, we finally found people ready and willing to take us. One was Ofelia, a great lady in our branch, who helped us out and brought her entire family... so that was really cool! Then, Joel, who is 19 years old took Hermana Orton and me, along with whoever else fit in. Joel lives in PA, had plans that night, and needed to work at 6 in the morning the next day... but drove the hour and a half to Balitmore, picked us up, and drove us another hour out of the way to the temple. There are some pretty amazing people in this world! I didn't really how much people sacrifice in the church. Growing up in Provo... there was always a church in walking distance and the members aren't really expected to do too much because there are so many. Here, it is quite the opposite. Por ejemplo, the Young Woman president and Young Men President are husband and wife. They take on so much responsibility and sacrifice so much. It is so amazing and such a testimony builder :) The temple was amazing and our investigators were just in awe. One told me that he felt like a little kid at Disney land and kept trying to choose his favorite tree. The lights were amazing. He loved everything and was telling us how beautiful it was! Another kept telling us that they were going to be baptized and then they are going in and getting married for eternity! :) It was adorable!
As you know, we have used up all of our miles for the rest of the month. So, we are using the good old buses and the metro again. It has been quite the learning experience. Last night, we had a lesson and we took what we thought was the correct bus, when we got off we decided to take the metro down and it ended up taking us about 2 miles away from our appointment. We had to book it over and looked like messes when we got there, but, our appointment was impressed that we had walked all that way in the cold and the rain. It ended up being a great lesson and on the way home we realized that we just could have taken the “9” bus right to her house! haha Someday we are going to get this! We also saw a man getting a shave in downtown Baltimore at a construction site...that was hilarious. But that is about it for the week!!!!
I love you guys so much! I love my Savior and the opportunity that we had to celebrate His birth, His life, and all that He did for us this past week! I am grateful that I am here in Baltimore, dedicating myself and my time to learning more about Him and helping others discover Him as well :)
Looooooooooooooooooove you
Lenny Lou, That’s Who :)
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